Batu Khan
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Batu Khan was a Mongol ruler and founder of the Golden Horde, a constituent of the Mongol Empire established after Genghis Khan's demise. Batu was a son of Jochi, thus officially a grandson of Genghis
Batu Khan depicted by Rashid al-Din
Destruction of the capital of Vladimir-Suzdal by Mongol armies. From the medieval Russian annals
Warriors of the Golden Horde sack Suzdal.
Béla IV flees from Mohi, detail from Chronicon Pictum
Güyük Khan
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Güyük Khan or Güyüg Khagan, mononymously Güyüg, was the third Khagan of the Mongol Empire, the eldest son of Ögedei Khan and a grandson of Genghis Khan. He reigned from 1246 to 1248. He started his mi
Depiction of Güyük in a 15th-century Persian miniature
Guyuk khan's Stamp 1246
The Mongols outside Vladimir, presumably demanding submission before its sack.
Letter in Persian (1246) in which Güyük Khan demands Pope Innocent IV's submission.